My NUCB Good Friday boy:)

Baby's name: Simeon Judah
Sex: boy
Date of birth: 4/18/14
EDD: 4/20/14
Weight: 6.1lbs
Length: 19.5inches
I started timing contractions at 9:30pm - they were irregular. I had 2 previous false labor episodes so I didn't even mention them to dh, but set out to clean the kitchen. A few hours later they were 30sec - 1min and 6 minutes apart. I called our midwife since we live an hour away from the birthing center, but she said to wait till the contractions were consistently a minute long. 2 hours of ball bouncing, hip circles and a hot shower later they were 1min and5 apart. Woke dh up and at 5:30am we were off to the birthing center. Contractions had ramped up so I couldn't sit in the car so I got on my knees on the car seat (our car is too small for me to kneel on the floor). So there we were, blazing down the highway while I moaned through every cx drawing the looks of early commuters - not that I cared at that point. We made it to the birthing center and I've never been more relieved in my life. When they checked me, I was 8cm already - I hit transition in the car! I climbed in the birthing tub for awhile which was super nice, especially for the back pain. When it was time to push, I got scared. I kept saying my birth affirmations over and over again and I started to relax. My water broke and there was a ton of meconium! Had to get out of the tub at that point. Pushed for a little while longer till he was crowning. OMW - I've never felt such pain in my life! I think the whole neighborhood heard me scream. But then he was here!!! At 8:40am I held my little boy in my arms for the first time. I will never ever forget those moments! He had the cord wrapped around his neck twice, but he was perfectly fine and hadn't breathed in any meconium. We brought him home a few hours later. But, on Sunday his jaundice got bad and we spent 2 nights in the hospital. We are finally home now and I am soooooo in love!

I am soooooo glad I went the natural route! The whole time I was having cx I kept thinking, "I'm glad I'm not in a hospital". The ring of fire was all I had heard about and worse. But i forgot it all the moment I held him. It was all so worth it!